WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Didymoplexis

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Name and Authority

Didymoplexis Griff.

Common Name

Crystal Orchids

Originally Described by

William Griffith in Calcutta J.Nat.Hist. 4:383, Tab. 17 (1844)

Flowering Months

Jan Feb Mar · · · · · · · · ·

Description

Didymoplexis are leafless, non-green and saprophytic. The flowers are short-lived and once pollinated, the flower stalk extends the flesh-pink coloured seed capsule to facilitate seed dispersal.

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